Player news from R16 of 2023: Melbourne vs Western Sydney
Jack Viney (145/129): Immense game in a losing side… 40 disposals and 5 marks with 7 tackles… 0.1 as well… helped out by 4FF. In central midfield.
Christian Petracca (117/125): The major culprit in Melbourne’s kicking woes… 0.4 from 34 disposals and 5 marks with 3 tackles. Starting in midfield.
Lachie Hunter (95/66): Playing outside midfield
Hunter contributed with 30 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and managed 0.2.
Christian Salem (94/75): Coming off a HBF
Salem contributed with 24 possessions, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Steven May (92/102): Playing FB on Riccardi
May contributed with 22 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Angus Brayshaw (90/115): Starting on ball
Brayshaw contributed with 24 possessions, 3 grabs and 4 tackles.
Ed Langdon (89/82): Running off a wing
Langdon contributed with 24 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Max Gawn (87/115): Tandem ruck with Grundy
Gawn contributed with 20 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and 19 hit outs.
Tom Sparrow (85/81): Rotating between midfield and forward
Sparrow contributed with 26 disposals, 2 tackles and 0.2 on the scoreboard.
Kysaiah Pickett (80/69): Starting forward
Pickett contributed with 19 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles, kicked 1.2 and 3 frees against.
Jake Bowey (70/90): Starting at half back
Bowey contributed with 20 disposals, 4 grabs and 1.0.
Harrison Petty (69/98): Playing in defence on Hogan
Petty contributed with 17 possessions, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Alex Neal-Bullen (68/50): Playing a HFF role
Neal-Bullen contributed with 19 disposals, 3 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
James Harmes (68/55): Rotating in midfield
Harmes contributed with 19 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Trent Rivers (67/51): Playing a half back role
Rivers contributed with 17 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Brodie Grundy (64/69): Tandem ruck with Gawn
Grundy contributed with 15 possessions, 3 grabs, 17 taps and 1.0.
Jake Lever (61/86): In defence on Keeffe
Lever added 19 possessions and 3 marks.
Judd McVee (48/62): Responsible for Greene
McVee added 14 possessions and 2 marks.
Jake Melksham (44/45): Subbed on in Q1 for Fritsch… 6 touches including 5 kicks… also 3 marks and 3 tackles… and scored 1.0. Started as the sub.
Ben Brown (38/59): Up forward on Taylor
Brown added 12 disposals and managed 0.1.
Kade Chandler (32/40): Playing a high forward role
Chandler also had 12 touches.
Joel Smith (27/24): Playing tall forward on Buckley
Smith added 5 touches and 3 tackles.
Bayley Fritsch (4/4): Knee injury in Q1 and subbed off… kicked 0.1. Playing third tall forward on Buckley.
Fritsch also had 1 disposals.
Tom Green (108/127): Starting in midfield
Green contributed with 38 disposals, 3 marks and 4 tackles.
Stephen Coniglio (105/86): Playing midfield
Coniglio contributed with 30 touches, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Nick Haynes (97/119): Guarding space at half back
Haynes contributed with 21 touches, 9 marks and 3 tackles.
Harrison Himmelberg (94/84): In defence
Himmelberg contributed with 28 disposals, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Josh Kelly (91/91): Kicked the winner with an absolute roost from 65… 26 touches and 3 marks plus 3 tackles… 2.0 as well. Playing midfield.
Toby Greene (87/66): Starting forward on McVee
Greene contributed with 20 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and managed 2.1.
Finn Callaghan (80/75): Rotating in midfield
Callaghan contributed with 24 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 0.1 on the scoreboard.
Lachlan Ash (78/80): Roaming from half back
Ash contributed with 20 possessions, 3 grabs and 3 tackles.
Xavier O’Halloran (67/89): Playing an outside game
O’Halloran contributed with 15 touches, 2 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Isaac Cumming (65/62): Playing an outside game
Cumming contributed with 14 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and 1.0.
Harry Perryman (65/62): Starting at half back
Perryman contributed with 19 touches, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Sam Taylor (62/117): Following Brown
Taylor added 13 possessions and 8 tackles.
Kieren Briggs (58/89): First ruck
Briggs contributed with 8 touches, 6 tackles, 19 hit outs and 3 frees against.
Jack Buckley (58/96): At FB on Fritsch but picked up Smith after Fritsch went down
Buckley added 12 disposals and 7 tackles.
Callan Ward (54/30): Doing jobs in midfield
Ward added 19 touches and 3 grabs.
Connor Idun (51/77): Playing small defender
Idun contributed with 12 touches, 3 marks and 3 tackles.
Callum M. Brown (46/60): First goal… 1.1 from 11 disposals and 4 marks. In attack.
Toby Bedford (45/51): Rotating forward
Bedford added 9 touches and 7 tackles.
Jesse Hogan (37/45): Starting at FF on Petty
Hogan contributed with 7 possessions, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Jake Riccardi (34/17): Starting forward on May
Riccardi contributed with 8 possessions, 2 grabs, 2 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Daniel Lloyd (33/32): Subbed off in Q4 for Angwin… 10 touches and 2 marks. Playing a HFF role.
Lachlan Keeffe (17/19): Playing a ruck/fwd role on Lever
Keeffe contributed with 2 touches, 2 tackles and 4 taps.
Ryan Angwin (10/9): On in Q4 for Lloyd… 4 disposals. Started as the sub.